Monthly Archive for May, 2010

: May, 2010

While attending a good friend’s wedding in New Jersey this weekend, I had the pleasure of sitting at a table with one of the foremost soccer writers in America and the editor who will edit her coverage from the World Cup this summer.

Sitting together at the reception, I peppered the reporter about the U …

It’s heartbreaking to learn that Brian Ching didn’t make Bob Bradley’s 23-man roster for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

In my humble opinion, Ching deserved to play in this World Cup. He was a major asset during qualifying. But he has missed most of the 2010 MLS season recovering from a left hamstring strain he suffered in the home opener on April 1.

Ching recovered in time to return to the field earlier this month and earn a spot on Bradley’s provisional 30-man roster.

“Don’t really have anything to say at this point beside disappointed,” he said in a text to the Chronicle.

Fighting for a spot on what likely will be his final opportunity to play in a World Cup, Dynamo icon Brian Ching readily admitted that it is important to play well tonight against the Czech Republic in the final U.S. national team game before Bob Bradley announces his 23-man roster Wednesday afternoon … …

If you’re headed to the Astros’ game tonight or just looking for a place to hang out for a few hours, Dynamo players Richard Mulrooney, Bobby Boswell, Danny Cruz, Mike Chabala and Corey Ashe will be at Lucky’s Pub from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to raise funds for the Champions of Hope initiative, a Dynamo project that already has raised $25,000 to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society … …

Young families with babies in tow and groups of single men and other groups of beautiful senoritas, most of them wearing green or black Mexican jerseys, had sold-out Reliant Stadium rocking with chants of “Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!”

I’ve covered World Series games in many cities and the Winter Olympics, and I must say the energy at Reliant for the Mexican national team’s game against Angola rates up there with the 2000 Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees.

That’s how passionate the fans are out there. With fans from 20 states and four different countries purchasing tickets to attend this game, the partisan crowd came ready to cheer on El Tri.

Eddie Robinson lies on the field after going down hard against Dallas on Wednesday night.

A day after exiting with a strained right knee, Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson was optimistic that he didn’t suffer any ligament or cartilage tears. Although he is not making the trip to Los Angeles to play Chivas USA on Saturday, the veteran leader isn’t ruling out a return for next Thursday’s game …